Intern - Design Verification Infrastructure Engineer - Platform

SiFive; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and retirement plans

Paid time off

Variable compensation

Job summary

SiFive is looking for a systems engineer to join their Design Verification Infrastructure team. Your role will involve developing and maintaining the Verification Platform, collaborating with the Platform Technologies team, and bringing new functionalities to Design Verification challenges.

The ideal candidate should have experience in software engineering, particularly with compiled and scripting languages, and a solid understanding of modern engineering practices. Creating effective solutions requires collaborating with teams and educating them on best practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in at least one compiled language and one scripting language.
• Understanding of modern software engineering practices.
• Experience deploying software systems into production environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain the Verification Platform.
• Develop new functionality in Chisel and CIRCT.
• Educate teams on best practices with the Verification Platform.

Skills

Software engineering in compiled and scripting languages

Modern software engineering practices

Experience deploying software systems

Tools

Chisel

CIRCT

Python

Job description

Job Description

Join SiFive’s Design Verification Infrastructure team to develop and maintain the Verification Platform technologies used across SiFive. An ideal candidate will be a systems engineer with a desire to accelerate Design Verification through new technologies. You will be expected to collaborate with the Platform Technologies team that developed Chisel and CIRCT to bring new functionality to bear on Design Verification challenges.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain the Verification Platform to provide a common infrastructure that scales with the growth of SiFive for Design Verification and other verification and validation activities
• Develop new functionality in Chisel and CIRCT to support Verification Platform libraries and tools
• Develop Verification Platform libraries for expressing verification intent in Scala with Chisel, including test harnesses, stimulus, scoreboards, and other generators
• Develop Verification Platform libraries for querying design intent in Python from verification tools, including from specs, generated metadata, and other sources
• Develop Verification Platform tools and methodologies to support end‑to‑end flows used by Design Verification and other verification and validation teams
• Educate the Design Verification and other verification and validation teams on best practices and how to achieve them with the Verification Platform

Requirements

• Software engineering experience in at least one compiled language and one scripting language
• Understanding of modern software engineering practices
• Experience deploying software systems into production environments

Desired

• Experience with Chisel, CIRCT, and/or MLIR
• History working on systems software like compilers, databases, and/or operating systems
• Understanding of EDA tools and flows for Design Verification

Pay & Benefits

Consistent with SiFive values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. We have a market‑based pay structure which varies by location. The base pay range is a guideline, and the compensation range reflects the cost of labor in the U.S. geographic market based on the location of the role. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job‑related knowledge, skills, and relevant work experience. For candidates who receive and offer, the starting salary will vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, such qualifications as, skill level, competencies, and work location. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity. In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

Additional Information

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States of America. Any offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are authorized for access to export‑controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.

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